THE KINARDÂ CHOIR'S JOURNEY
Our experiences outside the walls of Kinard as we brought music to our audiences and experiences to our singers
Wassail!
Carols of Comfort and Joy
Romsey Abbey & The Church of St. Mary & St. Nicholas
England - December 2024
Mr. Wheeler and the Kinard Choirs have established a cross-Atlantic professional collaboration with British composer Alexander L'Estrange. Kinard has performed Mr. L'Estrange's choral works since 2013 and Alexander came to the United States to work with the choir in 2017.
In December, 2024 the Kinard Choir travelled across the Atlantic to join with adult and children's choirs in England to perform Alexander's wonderful Christmas song cycle Wassail! Carols of Comfort and Joy. Our choir sang in 2 performances along with choirs from Barton Peveril College, the Kate Edgar Singers, The Downton Choir, and the Chafyn Grove School, directed by Alexander L'Estrange himself!
CHOIR OF AMERICA NATIONALS FOR TOP CHOIRS
New York City 2022
On April 1st, 2022 the Kinard Chor Angélique performed at New York City's Carnegie Hall with 700 singers from around the United States.
The Kinard Choir was the only middle school choir to participate in the Choirs of American Nationals for Top Choirs event, culminating in a concert under the direction of Dr. Rollo Dilworth and premiering new works by Andrea Ramsey and Elaine Hagenberg
KINARD'S CHOR ANGÉLIQUE & ALEXANDER L'ESTRANGE
Carnegie Hall - May 2019
​Mr. L'Estrange and Distinguished Concerts International - New York (DCINY) produced a professional performance of 'Zimbe!' at Carnegie Hall and have invited the Kinard Middle School Choir to serve as the treble voices. We're honored to have been the only children's choir to be invited to perform with adult choristers from around the world on May 24th, 2019 at Carnegie Hall.
WINDY CITY YOUTH CHORAL FESTIVAL
Chicago, IL 2014
The Mustang Chorale was invited to perform at the Windy City Youth Choral Festival with the YCIS Choir from Hong Kong, China.
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The group performed under the direction of Dr. Z. Randall Stroope who featured several of his own compositions at the Goddard Conservatory of Music.
